Thomas Paine

 Paine says that if freedom comes too easily,people will  

•  refuse to fight for it 
• underestimate its value
• become overconfident
• seek power over others

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Paine supports his main idea that Britain’s attempt to control America is wrong with the reason that the British

• behave the same as common murderers
• try to make homes into soldiers’ barracks
• make American soldiers fight for the British
• help the Native Americans ravage NewJersey

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Reread the following excerpt. What strong feeling does Paine try to bring out in hislisteners with this emotional appeal?“. . . America will never be happy until she gets clear of foreign dominion.”  

• pity for foreigners
• fear of other countries
• enthusiasm for the cause
• unhappiness about living in America

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4. What does Paine say will happen if a state gives up its arms?

• The state will fall quickly to the British.
• Native Americans will destroy the state.
• The state will need protection from other states.
• The British will use the arms to subdue the state.

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 Why does Paine view the retreat that he discusses at the end of his essay as a sign of colonial strength?

• People traveled across the area proclaiming peace.
• The soldiers maintained order and protected supplies.
• The retreat showed the strength of America to the British.
• New troops were able to recover the lost land quickly.

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Paine calls the British claim of dominance“impious” because he believes that the British

•  claim a right over people that only God has 
• want the colonists to pay church taxes
• think that God favors the Americans
• hope to rule without the churches

Paine suggests that the war is justified because the king and his armies act like

• conquerors
• tavern ownsers
• sailors on the sea
• thieves in the night

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What does Paine say will be a result if the fight for independence fails? 

• overcrowded cities
• unsafe homes
• dangerous schools
• deserted barrack

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4. Paine uses the persuasive technique of an appeal to association when he says that 

• people who understand the need for perseverance and fortitiude face the prospect of glory
• God is waiting to bless the soldiers who are prepared to fight to the end of the war
• children will have to fight in wars because their parents refused to fight in their time
• loyalists throughout America want their dependence movement to fail